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Sahih Muslim 94a — Good News for Those Who Die Without Shirk
The evidence that the one who dies not associating anything with Allah will enter paradise, and the one who dies as idolator will enter the fire
Hadith About Dying Without Shirk and Entering Paradise
Sahih Muslim : 94a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 94a
وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، وَابْنُ، بَشَّارٍ قَالَ ابْنُ الْمُثَنَّى حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ وَاصِلٍ الأَحْدَبِ، عَنِ الْمَعْرُورِ بْنِ سُوَيْدٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا ذَرٍّ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ قَالَ " أَتَانِي جِبْرِيلُ - عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ - فَبَشَّرَنِي أَنَّهُ مَنْ مَاتَ مِنْ أُمَّتِكَ لاَ يُشْرِكُ بِاللَّهِ شَيْئًا دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ " . قُلْتُ وَإِنْ زَنَى وَإِنْ سَرَقَ . قَالَ " وَإِنْ زَنَى وَإِنْ سَرَقَ " .
Abu Dharr Narrated from:
I heard Abu Dharr narrating it from the Apostle (ﷺ) that he observed: Gabriel came to me and gave me the tidings: Verily he who died amongst your Ummah without associating anything with Allah would enter Paradise. I (the narrator) said: Even if he committed adultery and theft. He (the Holy Prophet) said: (Yes), even if he committed adultery and theft.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 94aIn-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 178USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 1, Hadith 171
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 94a
This hadith about dying without shirk brings glad tidings. Abu Dharr heard the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم say that Gabriel came and gave the news that whoever died among the Ummah without associating anything with Allah would enter Paradise. The narrator asked, even if he committed adultery and theft. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم answered yes, even if he committed adultery and theft. The text does not make those sins small or harmless. It simply shows the great weight of dying upon tawhid and not associating anything with Allah. A careful explanation should keep both parts together: shirk is the main issue in the hadith, and the named sins are still named as sins.
What we learn from this hadith
- Dying without associating anything with Allah is central in this text.
- The hadith gives hope while still naming adultery and theft as sins.
- The narration should not be used to treat major sins as light matters.
